Bracket



(No Model.) O. PETTIT. BRACKET.

Patented July 9, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @rrics.

CHARLES PETTIT, OF TACOMA, \VASHINGTON.

BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,535, dated. J uly9, 1895.

Application filed January 55,1894. Serial no. 495,334. on. model.)

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES PETTIT, of Tacoma, in the county of Pierceand state of Washington, have invented a new and Improved Bracket, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Theinvention relates to supports for shaderollers, curtains, &c., andits object is to provide a new and improved bracket, which is simple anddurable in construction, and arranged for convenient attachment to thewindow or door frame or otherarticle, to securely hold or support theshade-roller, curtain-pole, &c., in place.

The invention consists of certain parts and details, and combinations ofthe same, as will be hereinafter described, and then pointed out in theclaims. W i Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, in which similar letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement asapplied, and Figs. 2to 8, inclusive, are similar views of modified forms of the improvement.

The improved bracket, as illustrated in Fig. 1, is provided with arms Aformed at their upper ends with angular offsets A havingdownwardly-extending pins A adapted to be driven into the top of thewindow-frame, doorframe, or other support B. The arms A rest throughouttheir length on the front face of the support B, and on the lowerends.of the said arms are formed forwardly-extending projections Acarrying a keeper A or A adapted to support the end of the shade-rollerC, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 1. On the arms A isheld the upper endof an auxiliary bracket D provided with a semicircular proj ection Dadapted to support one end of the curtain-pole E. A thumb-screw F ispassed through an eye formed at the upper end of the projectiongD intosaid pole E, as shown in Fig. 1. a

In order to support the bracket D from the arms A, I provide a brace Dheld on the curved projection D and resting on the projections A of thearms A.

It will be seen that the entire bracket can be readily attached to thewindow-frame,

door-frame, or other support B by simply driving the pins A into the topedge of the said support, so that the arms A rest flush on the frontface of the support.

As shown in Fig. 2, the bracket is provided with the arms G G resting onthe front face of the support B and provided attheir upper vided withthe arms H resting on the front face of'the support B, the upper ends ofthe said arms being provided with angular projections H having pins Hadapted to be driven into the top edge of the support B. The lower endsof the arms H are formed with forwardlyprojecting arms 11 bent in such amanner at their outer ends as to form keepers H for the end of theshade-roller.

The bracket shown in Fig. 4 is provided with the arms I, likewiseresting on the front face of the support B and provided at their upperends with angular projections I havingpins I? driven into the top edgeof the said support. The lower ends of the arms I are formed withforwardly-proj ecting arms 1 connected with each other and the arms supporting keepers l for the shafts of the shaderollers.

The devices illustrated in Figs. 5 to 8, inelusive, are made of sheetmetal, and the special device shown in Fig. 5 is provided with a flatarm J formed at its upper end with an angular extension J having teethextending downward and adapted to be driven into the top edge of thesupport B. The lower end of the arm J is provided with a forwardextension J carrying a keeper J adapted to be on gaged by the shaft ofthe shade-roller. .A see- 0nd arm J extendsfrom the projection Jforwardly, and is formed with a semicircular keeper J serving as a restfor the curtain-pole. A brace J 6 extends from the under side of thekeeper J and rests at its lower end on the forward projection J Thebracket illustrated in Fig. 6 is provided with the arm K having anangular projection K formed with teeth adapted to be driven into the topedge of thesupport B. From the lower end of the arm K extends forwardlythe arm K terminating in a semicircular keeper K, forming a rest for thecurtain-pole.

The bracket shown in Fig. 7 is provided with an arm L resting on thefront face of the support B and provided at its upper end with anangular projection L adapted to rest on the top edge of the support Band secured thereto by a staple N, driven into the said top edge. Thelower end of the arm L has a forward projection L terminating in akeeper L adapted to be engaged by the spindle of the shade-roller.

The device shown inFig. 8 is provided with an arm 0, likewise resting onthe front face of the support B and provided at its upper end with aprojection 0 adapted to rest on the top edge of the support B andfastened thereto by screws, nails, or other similar devicesP,drivenintothetop edge ofthe support. The lower end of the arm 0 is formed witha forward extension 0 provided with keepers O for the spindles of theshade-rollers.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A bracket provided with two vertical armsadapted to rest on the face of the sup port, the upper ends of said armsbeing formed with angular offsets, a downwardly extending pin or spurformed on each arm at the end of the angular offset, and a forwardlyextending projection at the lower end of the bracket carrying a keeper,substantially as shown and described.

2. A bracket having a vertical portion adapted to rest on the front faceof a support, an angular portion adapted to rest on the top of thesupport, the said angular portion being provided with two downwardlyprojecting pins or spurs, a forwardly extendingprojection at the lower'portion of the bracket, a keeper carried by said projection, and anauxiliary bracket held on the first bracket and provided with asemi-circular keeper, substantially as shown and described. 3. A bracketprovided with two vertical arms adapted to rest on the face of thesupport, the upper end of each arm being formed with an angular offsethaving a downwardly projecting pin or spur, a forwardly extendingprojection at the lower portion of the bracket carrying a keeper, anauxiliary bracket held on the first bracket and provided with a keeper,and a brace for supporting said auxiliary bracket, substantially asshown and described.

CHARLES PE'ITI'I.

Witnesses:

JOHN C. WALLAcE, WILLIAM CREHAN.

